13:30-13:50　Opening Remarks

Welcome address

• Urmila Venugopalan, President and Managing Director, Motion Picture Association APAC

Welcome address　

• Hiroyasu Ando, Chairman, Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF)

Opening address　

• Akira Amari, Former Member of the House of Representatives, Former Minister for Economic Revitalization,
  Diet Members’ Alliance for the Promotion of the Content Industry, Advisor, Research Commission on Intellectual Property Strategy, Liberal Democratic Party

Opening address

• Evan Felsing, Economic Minister Counselor U.S. Embassy, Tokyo

Opening address

• Hirohiko Nakahara, Secretary-General, Secretariat of Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters,
  the Cabinet Office

Keynote Speech

14:00-14:30　Keynote Speech 1

Lessons from Australia’s Production Landscape

• Schuyler Weiss (Producer, Elvis (2022) and Joan of Arc (untitled; in production))

14:30-15:00　Keynote Speech 2

Creating epic storytelling through cross-cultural collaboration

• Eriko Miyagawa (Producer, Shogun (2024))

15:00-15:15 Keynote Speech 3

How Thailand developed as a production super-hub

• Apinat Obb Siricharoenjit (Producer, Alien Earth (2025))

15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break

15:40-16:20　Panel Discussion and Q&A

Japan on the world stage: Building a globally-competitive production industry

• Patrick Brzeski (Asia Editor, The Hollywood Reporter)
• Schuyler Weiss (Producer)
• Eriko Miyagawa (Producer)
• Junko Kusunoki (Film Solutions Co Ltd – President)
• Apinat Obb Siricharoenjit (Producer)

Closing

16:30　Seminar Ends